The Jack Benny Program
Season 7
TV-G
Jack Benny was a regular on his own radio program since 1932. He brought the program, with his underplayed humor, to television along with his radio regulars. Jack, who remained thirty-nine-years-old, kept his money in his basement and drove his old Maxwell car just as he had done on the radio.
Where to Watch Season 7
16 Episodes
- Jack's Maxwell Is StolenE5
Jack's Maxwell Is StolenRochester calls Jack in the middle of his monologue to tell him his Maxwell has been stolen. While he goes to the Beverly Hills Police Station, the Sportsmen cover for him, singing 'Puttin' on my top hat' while they get dressed on stage. Jack is amazed at the sumptuousness of the police station. Eventually the car is found; it has been returned to Jack's house by the thieves. - Jack Locked in the Tower of LondonE6
Jack Locked in the Tower of LondonJack and Mary go on a group tour of the Tower of London. Jack's fascination with the Crown Jewels causes him to leave the group repeatedly, and, as a result, he is locked accidentally in the room used by King Henry VIII as a torture chamber. There, Jack hears the voice of Henry's ghost, and imagines that he is Mark Smeaton, a minstrel accused by Henry of being involved with Queen Anne Boleyn. - Talent Show
E8Talent ShowDuring Jack's monologue about his Christmas gifts, Don comes out to announce a purse has been found. It turns out to belong to Jayne Mansfield, who was sitting in the audience when the usher grabbed her purse she considers this to be a pretty sneaky way to get a guest star. Jack mentions The Girl Can't Help It, her latest picture. The Sportsmen Quartet and Rochester perform New Year's in Trinidad for the Lucky Strike ad. In the sketch, Jack hosts a talent contest. Mel Blanc plays an animal impersonator. The Landrew Sisters trio sings Did you ever see a dream walking. Leon Salvadore, a judo champ, is beaten by the six big men he asserts he will beat. - Jack and Mary in RomeE9
Jack and Mary in RomeJack ought to be suspicious when his porter in the Rome airport speaks in a Scottish burr and looks like a Greek god. In Jack's hotel suite he hears a magnificent male opera singer in another room, so the Svengali signs the puzzled amateur up to conquer America. - The FiddlerE10
The FiddlerDennis sings 'On the street where you live.' Don introduces Harry Von Zell in the audience, and Von Zell comes up and does the commercial so well that Jack considers firing Don and hiring him instead. Don is upset and quits. In the sketch, Jack plays the Fiddler, modelled after the Whistler (mystery radio program). - Hope and Benny in Agent's OfficeE12
Hope and Benny in Agent's OfficeJack does a monologue on his Emmy Award nomination. In the sketch, Hope and Benny play two vaudevillians trying to get work as a song and dance act. The Four Sports do the Lucky commercial as a barbershop quartet. After the sketch, Hope and Benny sing 'Thanks for being on my show' to the tune of 'Thanks for the memories.' - Jack Falls Into a Canal in VeniceE13
Jack Falls Into a Canal in VeniceFilmed on location in Venice. While updating his photo album with Rochester, Jack recalls his visit to Venice with Mary. He plays a Stradivarius in a violin shop, feeds pigeons, and falls into the canal trying to get into a gondola. - Jack in ParisE14
Jack in ParisJack makes sure Parisians remember him: he boasts to anyone he can corner that he drives a garbage truck. That's how an under-tipped hotel employee translates "star of stage, screen and television" for Jack. A garbageman compatriot is delighted to give Jack & Mary a free ride in his truck, while Maurice Chevalier takes them nightclubbing. - Mary's May Company Reunion
E15Mary's May Company ReunionMary invites Jack to come to the annual reunion of her old May Co. co-workers. Rochester explains to a friend on the phone what happened when Jack went the year before. In flashback, Jack arrives at Mary's place to find Rocheser fixing a lot of food. When Mary arrives, she persuades Jack to come and meet the girls. After he leaves, the girls ask Mary if Jack ever proposed. In flashback, Jack takes Mary to buy a ring, but backs down after learning how much it costs.
